Bustle



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0. B. BROWN.

BUSTLE. No. 300,565. Patented June 17, 1884;

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CALEB E. BROWN, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,565, dated June 17,1884.

Application filed October 24, 1883.

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Be it known that I, CALEB Bnown, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bustles, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bustles, and the same will firstbe described, and then designated in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure 1is a back View of the bustle. Fi 2 is a top view of the same. Figs. 3and a are views of modifications of V- shaped connections for thespring-loops. Fig. 5 is a view showing a modification in the arrangementof a series of spring-loops comprising both oblong and circular loops.Fig. 6 is a view of circular loops secured by the V- shaped connections.

The letter a. designates a narrow steel band bent to form loops b, whichserve as springs. These loops may be oblong, as shown in Fig. 1, orround, as seen in Fig. 6; or both forms may be embodied in one bustle,if the same is made extra large, as seen in Fig. 5. The spring-loops adjoining each other may be conr posed of a single continuous metal band,as in Fig. 1, or each loop may comprise a separate piece, as seen inFig. 6.

-In Figs. 1 and 2- the spring-loops are attached to a cloth back-band,c, slitted at the center and provided with a lace, cl, by which thecloth may be shortened or lengthened, and thereby the spring-loops bowedmore or less. Tapes 0 are attached, which are to be tied about the waistto secure the bustle to the body. The spring-loops may be oblong-thatis, rounded at one end and tapering at the other-and the rounded end ofone loop is placed oppositely to the rounded end of theloopnextadjoining; or, in other words, the rounded end of one loop adjoinsthe tapered end of the next loop. These spring-loops are composed of asingle continuous band. The curved part of the loops 2) adjoin, and saidcurved parts are secured together by a V-shaped hasp, 7". which isrigidly attached to the steel band, the point of the V being toward thecloth a,

thereby the connection between the loops is V-shaped. The result of thismeans of connee-ting the springloops is to form a curve springing awayfrom the cloth, as seen in Fig. 2, each loop constituting aseetion inthe curve. \Vhen pressure is applied direct toward the cloth, the metalband of each loop is subjected to a partial twist, which affords aspring-resistance. hen pressure is applied against the loops edgewise,as from top to bottom, there is, of course, aspring-resistance; but thespring will readily yield to pressure in this direetion.

The V'shaped hasp may be a wedge, against the opposite sides of whichthe spring-metal band (I. of the loops are placed, the two being rigidlysecured bya rivet passed through, as shown in Fig. 3, or secured by anyother suitble means; or, instead of a wedge, a strip of sheet metal mayhave one end wound about or clasping the spring-metal band of one loop,and the other end about the band of the next loop, as shown in Fig. 4.Any ordinary style of connecting-hasp may be employed to fasten the endof the band to form the first loop. Where each loop is composed of aseparate piece of band the ends thereof must be suitably fastenedtogether, as indicated at g.

A fiat spring-metal band is here shown, but in lieu thereof I may employthe well-known round spring-wire to make the loops.

Made as herein described, the bustle is com fortable to the wearer, isstrong and elastic.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States The combination, with a bustle having a series of fiat metal-band spring-loops, b, and a cloth band, 0, ofV-shaped hasps, securing the loops together, forming a V-shapedconnection between the loops to produce a curvature of the combinedsection, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' CALEB E. BROSVN.

Witnesses:

O. IVEBB, G. It. Brnnn.

